Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc (L, 6th) and Director of the Department of Education and Training of the city Nguyen Van Hieu (R, 6th) present certificates of merit to students. Attending the event was Vice Secretary of the HCMC Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Van Dung and Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc. Speaking at the ceremony, Vice Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc said that last year, the education sector faced numerous unprecedented difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic and saw a tremendous effort of the city’s political system, teaching staff and students who overcame challenges to achieve their goals. He asked the sector to continuously maintain and promote the strong points, directly participate in high-quality human resource training of the country in general and HCMC particularly, and contribute to the city’s development. Vice … [Read more...] about HCMC honors 486 good students
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FLC securities subsidiary appoints new board after mass resignation
The three, Trinh Van Nam, Pham Thi Thanh Nga and Chairman Le Ba Phuong were appointed at its general meeting of shareholders Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time Phuong works at BOS Securities, though he was a member of FLC’s board of supervisors before resigning in 2014. The BOS board used to have five members but two, Trinh Thi Thuy Nga and Huong Tran Kieu Dung, were arrested for allegedly manipulating the stock market in April and were officially dismissed Tuesday. The rest, Le Ba Nguyen, Chu Tien Vuong and Nguyen Quynh Nga, all resigned in early August for personal reasons. In July Nguyen was named chairman of FLC to replace Trinh Van Quyet, his brother-in-law who got arrested in March for allegedly manipulating the stock market. BOS targets revenues of VND110 billion ($4.44 million) and profits of VND50 billion this year. … [Read more...] about FLC securities subsidiary appoints new board after mass resignation
Hanoi’s education sector maintains its leading position in the country
The capital city will promote education quality to meet national and international standards. Hanoi's education sector maintains its leading position in the country, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Education and Training Nguyen Quang Tuan said at a conference this week to discuss the results of the academic year 2021-2022. According to Tuan, by the end of June 2022, the whole city has 2,835 schools with more than 2 million students in grades one to 12, and 120 universities and colleges with nearly 1 million students, in addition to nearly 300 vocational training institutions with 192,590 students. "The facilities, equipment and application of information technology for teaching and learning in schools continue to receive investment in the direction of standardization, synchronization and modernity," said the deputy director. A foreign language lesson for students at Chu Van An Secondary School in Hanoi's Thanh Tri District. Photo: Viet Thanh … [Read more...] about Hanoi’s education sector maintains its leading position in the country
Tourism industry insiders urge govt to ease visa requirements
At a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on Wednesday, Nguyen Thi Anh Hoa, director of the HCMC Department of Tourism, proposed the government order the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to consider waiving visas for more countries, instead of the present 24 . She also urged the government to extend visa-free stays for tourists from Western European countries from the current 15 to 30 days because Westerners tend to make longer trips, Vietnam News Agency reported. She also expected the government to simplify e-visa issuance procedures to facilitate tourist entry. Nguyen Thien Phuc, product manager of Ho Chi Minh City-based Vidotour Indochina Travel, also petitioned the government to remove visa obstacles to attract foreign tourists for the rest of the year. Nguyen Van Hung, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, admitted though Vietnam reopened its borders to foreign tourists, its visa policies are less attractive than neighboring countries. Earlier, he … [Read more...] about Tourism industry insiders urge govt to ease visa requirements
Man dies after attempting to rescue drowning victims on Phu Quoc Island
Authorities in Phu Quoc Island City, off the coast of Kien Giang Province in southern Vietnam, said on Wednesday night that a 56-year-old man had passed away from exhaustion en route to the hospital after attempting to rescue five tourists from drowning at a local beach earlier the same day. The victim was Nguyen Van Thai, 56, a resident of Duong To Ward, Phu Quoc City, who participated in rescue efforts to save five tourists from drowning at Bai Truong Beach on Wednesday afternoon. According to Tran Van Chung, another individual involved in the rescue operation, five tourists, including three adults and two children, were swept into the ocean by strong currents at Bai Truong Beach at around 5:30 pm that same day. Thai immediately dived into the sea following the tourists' calls for help. He then approached the five victims but was unable to bring them back to the shore due to the strong currents. At that time, Do Huy Dung, 34, a local, paddled a boat out into the ocean to … [Read more...] about Man dies after attempting to rescue drowning victims on Phu Quoc Island
Vietnam deploys diverse solutions to revive tourism industry
Hanoi will play a key role in connecting visitors to tourist destinations in Vietnam. The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism needs to actively support major tourism businesses to build routes linking localities, and restart heritage digitalization with the participation of travel companies to create new tourism products. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam speaks at the meeting. Photo: VGP This is one of the requirements made by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on August 17 at the meeting on removing difficulties and promoting tourism recovery so that the industry would become a key economic sector. The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to urgently submit to the Prime Minister the adjustment of electricity prices so that accommodation establishments would be entitled to energy rates equal to those of manufacturing facilities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, associations, and tourism businesses … [Read more...] about Vietnam deploys diverse solutions to revive tourism industry